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FINALLY its here: the (searchable!) database of nearly 30,000 pages of Federal Reserve Board meeting minutes I got through FOIA. As I've already started to write about, they significantly rewrite Federal Reserve history. crisesnotes.com/here-are-the-3…

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Mayor Wu announced increased efforts to crack down on public drug use with increased police enforcement, while homelessness advocates protested outside wgbh.org/news/local/202… @gbhnews

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In Massachusetts, thousands of informants are at work. There’s no laws, and few guidelines to protect them, experts said. This is the story of broken promises from police that left one man in fear for his life. trib.al/RojrP0u

The Boston Teachers Union has reached a tentative agreement with Boston Public Schools. The union, which represents some 8k educators, has been negotiating since February and without a contract since August. BTU canceled a protest planned during Wu's SOTC tomorrow. GBH News

FOX News attempts to cover local politics, calls Josh Kraft "GOP candidate for Boston mayor" (He's a registered Dem, the mayor's race does not involve political parties)

A Tufts University graduate student has been detained by ICE “The university had no pre-knowledge of this incident,” Tufts president Sunil Kumar wrote, “and did not share any information with federal authorities prior to the event.” wgbh.org/news/local/202… GBH News

From Tori Bedford and I: in a video, a man with a hoodie approaches her, then grabs her wrists. Ozturk screams. Later she asks, “Can I call the police?” before being told “We’re the police.” She’s taken to a black vehicle with tinted windows. wgbh.org/news/local/202… GBH News

Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk was detained by ICE. A video shared with GBH News shows a man in a hoodie approach her, then grab her wrists. Ozturk screams, then asks “Can I call the police?” before being told “We’re the police.” wgbh.org/news/local/202… Sarah Betancourt GBH News

In a statement, an ICE spokesperson tells GBH News Ozturk's visa was revoked after an investigation found she was "involved in activities supporting Hamas" Updated story here: wgbh.org/news/local/202…

Today we're launching The Flipside, a news website providing news aimed at communities of color in the Greater Boston area. Take a look. If you like what you see, please subscribe (it's free)! flipsidenews.net

Tuesday in Boston: SEIU members and Mayor Michelle Wu 吳弭 rally to call for the release of Rumeysa Öztürk and other union members from ICE detention Similar actions are being held in cities across the US:

fifth and final episode of Snitch City from the The Boston Globe dropped this week — an incredible feat of reporting from max green and Dugan Arnett listen here: apps.bostonglobe.com/metro/investig…

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Employees at Blank Street Coffee, one of the fastest-growing national coffee chains in the country, have moved to form a union across the company’s seven Boston-area locations. wgbh.org/news/local/202… NEJB UNITE HERE GBH News

if this federal funding cut to public media results in layoffs of the least profitable positions, that goes against the ethos of public media. this industry should be based on public service, not profit. support local NPR + PBS and watch this space.